Afternoon tea – the women who died on Vasa

Join us at the Vasa Museum for a fascinating talk on cultural history while enjoying a classic afternoon tea. Serving starts at 15:00 and the talk starts at 15:30.

When the Vasa sank in August 1628, around 30 people perished and followed the ship into the depths. According to a letter to Axel Oxenstierna, they were both boatmen and their wives and children, who wanted to come to Vaxholm.

Who was it that wanted to join the journey? There is much to suggest that women were a common sight on warships and that boatmen’s wives played an important role in the Swedish navy. Anna Maria Forssberg, Associate Professor of History and researcher at the Vasa Museum, talks about the latest research findings on the people who died on the Vasa, as well as about the life of boatswain’s families in Sweden in the 17th century.

Afternoon tea platter: Tea or coffee with scones, butter, jam, cheese, chocolate cannonball and fruit. A glass of bubbly can be purchased on site.

In Swedish.

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